Spotted when a home's energy certificate shows at least 15 m² (and 15%) more floor area than an earlier one. Only homes with two certificates show up, so the real number is higher. A busy street suggests extensions get permission here; check the council's planning register for the details.
Storm overflows within 2 km
30storm overflows within 2 km
107hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
129spill events counted
Severn Trent Water
Digbeth High Street Csointo River Rea50 spills, 41 hours in 2025
1.2 km away
Severn Trent Water
Macdonald Street Cso 1into River Rea11 spills, 37 hours in 2025
1.5 km away
Severn Trent Water
Lawley Streetinto River Rea (Tame)8 spills, 14 hours in 2025
850 m away
Severn Trent Water
Harborne Road Csointo River Rea14 spills, 3 hours in 2025
1.8 km away
Severn Trent Water
Birmingham - Pershore Street (Cso)into River Trent1 spills, 3 hours in 2025
1.2 km away
Severn Trent Water
Calthorpe Fields Cso 3into River Rea12 spills, 2 hours in 2025
1.8 km away
Severn Trent Water
Lawden Road Csointo River Rea9 spills, 2 hours in 2025
850 m away
Severn Trent Water
Edgbaston - Wheeleys Rd (Cso)into River Rea5 spills, 1 hours in 2025
Regent Park Road, BirminghamUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 450 m away
Standard
Floodgate Street, BirminghamNew service connection · ENERGY ASSETS NETWORKS LIMITED (FORMERLY UTILITY DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS) · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 850 m away
Standard
Ravenhurst Street, BirminghamNew service connection · National Grid Electricity Distribution (West Midlands) · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 850 m away
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
Decided
M42 Junction 6 ImprovementHighways · Junction 6 of the M42 motorway, close to the National Exhibition Centre (NEC)
Planning Inspectorate list of nationally significant infrastructure projects (roads, railways, energy, water, waste), October 2026 (OGL). Each is placed at one point, usually the middle of the site; long schemes run well beyond it.
Transport schemes within 20 km
Transport
HS2: Birmingham Curzon Street stationUnder construction
under construction 1.4 km away
Transport
HS2: Interchange station (Solihull)Under construction, near the NEC and Birmingham Airport
under construction 10.7 km away
The longer view
Like-for-like prices in Bordesley: +45% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 10 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -3.1% in two years.